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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;A

GHAUNGEY BUCKLEY, O F MERIDEN, CONNUTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHARLESPARKER COMPANY, OF SAME PLAGE.

CARTRIDGE-CLOSING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patient No. 239,930, dated April`12, 1881. Application tiled Deeem/ber 22, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom `it may concern.-

Be it known thatv 1, GHAUNCEY BUCKLEY, a. citizen ofthe United States,residing at Meriden, in the county ot'New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCartridgeClosers;.

and I do hereby declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference beine,`had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters orfigures otret'erencemarked thereon, which form a part ot' this position to engage with thecartridge-case. Fig.

2 represents a perspective ot' the same, showiut;` the cartridgeclosingcup withdrawn from such engagement. Fig. 3 represents a detailperspective view of the sliding shaft, shitting'- levcr, and crank-arm.Figfl represents a detail view ofthe eartridge-closi ig' cup, showing'the interior thereof; and Fig'. o represents a detail view of'the fixedsocket or eartridee-holder.

A designates the stock or i'raine el' the implement, which consists,mainly, ot' a forward arm, u., a rearward arm, at', and an arm, n?,through which a clamp-screw, A', works upward to hold the said stock onthe bench in the usual manner. AOn thel forward arm, a, are erected twotubular hearings, b I), which are connected by an arcshaped metallicbar, ll. 0n the outer end ot' the rearward arm, c', is a raised block orstandard, l1. The ilu-ego ing parts, except clamp-screw A', arepreferably cast in one piece.

C designa-tes a triangular cartridgflio'lder or socket, which is rigidlysecured to the inner lace ot block or standard b, and provided withprongs which extend horizontally in the direction ot' the hearings I)I). lheclosed end ol' the cartridge is received in the space hetweeuthese prongs, which are parallel to the sides el' the said closed rearend.

tightly, and [thereby hold the cartridge motiouless. The spaces betweenthe prongs allow the ready insertion ot'the operators thumb,

and ringer to remove the cartridge from said holder after the closing,lis finished. To make this operation still easier the sides ot' thetriangle are cut away in curved lilies. This special construction ot'the cartridge holder 0r socket is not, however, essential to the mostimportant part ot my invention, as any other holder or socket might beused which would keep the cartridge motionless.

l) designatesl the closing-cup, which has ou its inner face a hub, d,surrounded by a groove, d', within which are knobs or teeth d. The edgeof the open end ot' thc cartridge-case is received in this `e'roove, andengaged by said teeth or knobs when said ctosingmup is rotated. Thiseti'eets the closing` of the cartridge `in the usual manner. Saidclosingcupl is attached to and moves with the end ot'a shaft, E, whichhas both rotary and longitudinal motion in bearings I) I), alreadydescribed. The rotary motion ot' said shat't is eommunicated throughcrank-arm l", which is keyed on the other end otl said shaft. Thelongitudinal motion ot' thel latter is communicated through a lever, G,ot' the tirst kind, which is pivoted to bar B and vibrates in a verticalplane. The lower end of said lever is t'orked, and the rounded ends otthe two tines o g ot' said t'ork set into a deep groove, c, formedaround and in the middle part ot' shat'tl E. The upper end ot` saidleveris provided with allandle, G. i

The operation ot my cartrideeeloser is as follows: Thestock A is firstlrmly clamped on a bench or other stationary thing or structure. 'lheclosed end ol' the cartridge. is theil introduced into the holder C. Thehandle. tl ot' lever Gr is then rocked toward crank F, thereby causing'said lever to move shal't ll and closingcup Din the oppositedirection.This motion brings the elosinglcup againstthe open end ol thecartride'e.Thccrank-armhisthenoperated to rotate said shaft. and closing-cup,thereby closing); said open end, as stated. The motion ot'levcr G isthen reversed to withdraw said 'lhey lit itcartridge-closing;v cup l'romthe cartridge, and

`10,112, and arc-shaped bar B,witl1 screw A for the latter is removedfrom holder C. Another l cartridge maythen be put in its placev and theoperation repeated. A

The shaft E and the bearings throurh which 3 it passes may beserewthrended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure hy Let l ters Patent, isl 1. The combination of frame A, havingarm clamping said frame to a bench, xed cartridgehoider O, closing-cupD, horizontal shaft E,

Y V Yleyer'G,pivofeil'to bar B,'and engagging shaft E, to move the samelongitudinally, and crank- 15 arm F, secured onshaft E, all constructedand operating substantially as set forth..v

2. Stock A, having tubular bearings b b, and arc-shaped bar B,connecting said bearings, in combination with shaft E, grooved ate andsliding; through said bearings, crankzrrm F, and lever G, pivoted to barB, and provided with tines g, which set into said groove and operatesaid shaft, substantially as set forth. f

In testimony whereof I affix mysignaturein 2 5 presence ot' twowitnesses.

G'HAUNGEY BUCKLEY.

